as in fake
not being or expressing what one appears to be or express
the insincere compliments of a spiteful gossip
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as in deception
the pretending of having virtues, principles, or beliefs that one in fact does not have
the insincerity of the family's professed concern for the environment is pretty much exposed by the gas-guzzler parked in the driveway
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Recent Examples of insincere
Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
Consider New Perspectives And Feedback Employees can tell when relationships are insincere, which is why leaders must practice empathy and authenticity so that trust, collaboration and cultural awareness can take root.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The Baldwins shame him, but their righteous indignation feels insincere considering Baldwin wasn’t using her name in that footage with detectives.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
But this insincere hack rudely assumes that children can’t tell the difference between a simple, nice thing and a more complicated, far inferior thing.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
That’s not to say the film’s focus on the magic and mysteries male companionship is insincere.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
Consider New Perspectives And Feedback Employees can tell when relationships are insincere, which is why leaders must practice empathy and authenticity so that trust, collaboration and cultural awareness can take root.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
The Baldwins shame him, but their righteous indignation feels insincere considering Baldwin wasn’t using her name in that footage with detectives.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2025
But this insincere hack rudely assumes that children can’t tell the difference between a simple, nice thing and a more complicated, far inferior thing.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insincere
Adjective
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In some cases, scam victims have reached out to fraudsters on fake websites, which look legitimate, in hopes of recovering their funds.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Trump still puts himself on fake magazine covers for validation, but some version of his celebrity and influence — and the attendant and unnerving public scrutiny — is now available to anyone who wants it.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The deception here is the notion that these four men are playing against one another, cards or dice or some type of game.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Clown references imply the fans are in on Swift's schemes, here for the deception and recognize the serious undertones beneath the singer's stage makeup.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Without fairness, the test (and winning) becomes meaningless—and for the rest of us, a huge bummer.—
Lindsey Witmer Collins,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The protester specifically said a letter Casten signed that day along with more than 90 other House Democrats, demanding an investigation into starvation reports in Gaza, was meaningless.—
Hank Beckman,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Gi-seok had been caught up in the delicate web of power and deceit that holds Seoul’s two major gangs—the Juwoon Group and the Bongsan Group—in place.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
6 June 2025
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What begins as a convenient living arrangement spirals into a dangerous game of desire and deceit.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Because after Cronenworth tagged up and went to third on a fly ball to right field by Fermin, he was thrown out at home on a double steal attempt.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Florence Pugh won for her work in Thunderbolts* while Michael B. Jordan won for his double role in Sinners.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The show’s about religious hypocrisy and being conned.—
Myrna Petlicki,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Still, Akerman's performance makes the case that hypocrisy can be liberating.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The metrics that matter for survival cut through the noise: annual virgin plastic reduction percentages, microplastic leakage per product unit, and community impact assessments that resist superficial disclosure games.—
Trond Arne Undheim,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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This is less of a concern when in smaller more superficial vessels but all the same should be monitored for.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The House Democratic campaign arm released its own statement, calling Republicans hypocritical on the issue.—
Julia Manchester,
The Hill,
12 Aug. 2025
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But another may be a sense that Western nations are being hypocritical.—
Salil Tripathi,
Time,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Insincere.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insincere. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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